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Business & Economy

Benson and Crews Release COGE Government Efficiency Report

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 11, 2025

From consolidating the 107 School Administrative Units to sunsetting the Pease Development Authority and embracing artificial intelligence to “compliment not replace” state workers, a 77-page report on improving state efficiency has been issued.

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AB/Inbev to close Merrimack plant, impacting 125 jobs

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 11, 2025

Anheuser-Busch InBev is closing its Merrimack brewery employing about 125 full-time employees in the next two months, officials said Thursday.

Business & Economy

Coming in Cold – Ski NH Kicks Off a Great Start To New Season with Ayotte, Goodlander

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 9, 2025

Blessed by natural snow statewide and unusually cold temperatures the past few weeks, New Hampshire ski area operators said they are off to a great start for the 2025-26 season and held a winter kick off party at McIntyre Ski Area Monday night attended by both Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, D-NH.

Business & Economy

Robert Frost’s Home and Museum in Franconia Among LCHIP Grant Recipients

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 9, 2025

In a 1919 letter written by poet Robert Frost, he worried that the cellar to his 1850s home here was so flooded with water that it might destroy the recently purchased furnace.

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Come See Unique Ornaments Decorating the Executive Council Chambers Christmas Tree

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 5, 2025

Meagan Rose, assistant to the Executive Council, said it’s a holiday tradition for the chambers to get a fresh and fragrant Christmas tree grown in Bethlehem at the Rocks Estate, which is owned by The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

Health & Mental Health

Ayotte Asks Trump Administration To Reconsider Change in Temporary Housing Eligibility

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 4, 2025

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she is asking the Trump Administration to reconsider its decision last month to revise temporary housing policies for the homeless.

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Ayotte Says She Plans To Work on Housing, Childcare, Public Safety Initiatives in 2026

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 3, 2025

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said going forward some of her priorities in 2026 including working on affordable housing issues, childcare and public safety initiatives.

Health & Mental Health

Mistake at New Forensic Hospital Will Delay Project and Cost $5M More, Council Told

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 3, 2025

A design mistake that has halted construction of the state’s new Secure Psychiatric Forensic Hospital in Concord has set the plan back and will likely cost taxpayers about $5 million, the state’s Executive Council was told Wednesday.

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Executive Councilor John Stephen Recovering From Cardiac Event While Running

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 2, 2025

Executive Councilor John Stephen, R-Manchester, is recovering from a serious cardiac event while out running Sunday, according to colleagues and a social media post on his Facebook page.

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